Before we start a home tour inside Shelley's light-filled home, we need to go back to a restaurant in San Francisco in 1996. It was here that Shelley and her then-partner Stephan first saw the large-scale, vintage French posters which have driven her decorating style and led her into a life of collecting. Eventually her passion evolved into a business which sells beautiful vintage posters from France.

After living in New York for a few years, Shelley and Stephan returned home to Melbourne in 2002, moving into the inner-city home they'd bought in 1997. It is here that Shelley is raising her two boys, Mali and Emile, along with their dog. Their home is a double-fronted Edwardian weatherboard [clapboard] house with three bedrooms and an open plan kitchen, living, and dining room. Posters take pride of place, combining with beautiful vintage and industrial furniture to complete Shelley's signature look of bold color and design. The house had been renovated when they bought it, but all these years later Shelley is looking forward to updating the kitchen, bathroom, and en suite — all designed around her beautiful French posters, of course! If you love Shelley's style be sure to take a look at The Galerie Fitzroy as well as Shelley's latest online adventure, Poster Gal.

Apartment Therapy Survey:

Our Style: Flea market meets High Street — an eclectic mix of old and new.

Inspiration: I’m an old-school interior mag devotee — my favorite is the UK’sLivingetc. And, of course, Instagram is a never-ending treasure trove of inspiration. I adore brick and mortar retail shops, checking out the fit-outs along with the wares! (the first time I discovered Anthropologie in Chicago 20 years ago, I thought I’d died and gone to shop heaven). I am an avid real estate app follower, too.

Favorite Element: I’m surrounded by my favorite things, I can remember every single purchase or find, everywhere I look reminds me of places I’ve been or where I was at a particular time in my life. Our bedrooms are sanctuaries.

Biggest Challenge: Living with orange floors; being patient enough to wait and save for the small reno/makeover changes that I carry in my head. I know exactly what the end result will be and it’s going to look amazing!

What Friends Say: The house is unique, with personality, soul, and warmth.

Biggest Embarrassment: Besides the orange floors?! The early '90s kitchen — the bench [counter] is humongous and very dated.

Proudest DIY: To be honest, besides throwing together the odd piece of IKEA furniture on my own, I prefer to save and get the experts to do it. When my sons were little, they were both the proud owners of the most beautiful nursery ever... all furniture I’d collected well before they were born. It included a wicker chest of drawers and chair, which are now in Mali’s room, belonging to my Nanna. I remember painting those while heavily pregnant...

Biggest Indulgence: Probably the red-wood gum Nicholas Dattner dining table, which funnily enough is so far removed from my typical aesthetic. I like having something big, posh, and boardroom-y with odd flea market and high-end chairs.